Public Relations & Social Media Specialist for TripItTripIt

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Position Description

Concur (NASDAQ: CNQR) is the leading provider of travel and expense management solutions. As a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, Concur?s easy-to-use Web-based and mobile solutions help companies and their employees control costs and save time. By driving innovation in the travel and expense industry, Concur is on a mission to create The Perfect Business Trip for both the individual traveler and enterprise organizations. In 2011, Forbes ranked Concur the #1 Most Innovative Growth Company. Powering evolution in travel technology, the Concur Connect platform enables the entire travel and expense ecosystem of customers, suppliers and solution partners to access and extend Concur?s T&E cloud. Concur is trusted by thousands of companies in more than 100 countries and reaches millions of employees worldwide.

Job Overview:

TripIt drags traveling kicking and screaming into the 21st century. TripIt turns all your flight, hotel and rental car confirmation emails into an awesome itinerary just by hitting forward. Then your master itinerary can be accessed from anywhere -- on your laptop sitting on the couch or in your hand running through the airport. And that's just the start -- we can help you share plans with friends, find you a refund, watch your point balances, and alert you when your flights change.

Reporting to the Director of Public Relations, the PR & social media associate will bring energy, ideas and relevant experience to TripIt?s fast-moving communications team.

Responsibilities:

Who: You will stay in lock step with the ?who?s who? of travel, tech, business, and lifestyle influencers; as well as TripIt brand advocates.
What: You will be on the lookout for opportunities to ?help a reporter out,? as well as a keeping a pulse on what?s making news and trending in social.
When: You will be responsible for identifying relevant news cycles, events, speaking opportunities, awards, and editorial calendars.
Where: You will know the top media outlets and social platforms intimately, and where frequent travelers congregate for tips and tricks.
How: You will write content that entertains, educates and elicits action from media, influencers, the TripIt community and your colleagues.
Why: There are millions of people who don?t yet know there?s a better way to organize their travel, and you have the opportunity to make their lives easier.
Position Requirements

Education, Experience & Training required:

2 years of public relations and/or social media experience with consumer technology or lifestyle brands.
Writing samples that align with TripIt?s brand personality.
Top tier media hits, with compelling stories of how you secured them.
A knack for measurement and reporting, internally and externally.
Ability to pass a background check.

Displays passion for & responsibility to the customer
Hires, develops & rewards great people
Displays leadership through innovation in everything you do
Displays a passion for what you do and a drive to improve
Displays a relentless commitment to win
Displays personal & corporate integrity

EEO:

Concur is an Equal Opportunity Employer and applies this policy to all applicants and employees. We are committed to hiring and valuing a global diverse work team. (M/F/D/V)

Concur is a dynamic, growing and fast-paced organization. As such, successful employees are able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities often times under tight deadlines. This typically requires working a 40+ hour work week to accomplish performance objectives. With that, Concur offers flexibility as to the specific working hours that may be required or available depending on your role.

Concur is a SaaS company. Employees must be technically savvy with the ability to use the computer/keyboard and telephone to conduct business. The ability to creatively problem solve to our core value of ?Leadership through innovation in everything we do?. Many positions within Concur are customer facing so written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills are required for a majority of opportunities with Concur.

Confidentiality and our core value ?Personal and corporate integrity? are critical components being that Concur is a publicly traded company and working towards building a great, enduring company.